Day trip with Bachan to Shimonoseki and Mojiko, pt 1 - Kaikyo Yume Tower.

On Saturday we headed up with grandma to do some day tripping around northern Kyushu/southern Honshu - Mojiko area and Shimonoseki. The weather wasn't all that cooperative - translation: it rained on us all day - but we still had a good time.

Crossing the bridge from Honshu to Kyushu. Note the lovely weather.


First stop in Shimonoseki, the Kaikyo Yume Tower, which featured, according to Sandy, the most highly phallic cartoon caricature of recent memory. Yeah, the "sweat" shooting off it was a bit much. They had to know what they were doing.


Headed up for some stunning city visuals.


How it's supposed to look -


How it looked that day -


Sandy and Bachan [and the view.]


Given the cloud and the wind and the rain and the fog, we did occasionally get some glimmers of view. These pics were only taken a minute or so apart. Crazy.



Not sure where to stand? Japan is here to help.


Sandy and I pose in the "Lover's Sanctuary." Seriously.



Sandy engaging her inner child.


The tower from the outside - and grandma too.